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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Rescued It's Offspring.
From the Ne,o YORK. Erening Sun.

from me Memo YORK ECeNtltg sun
While Uncle Rufus Hatch was visiting friend
in Park avenue the other day he saw remarka-
BILE scene. An old sparrow had routed one OF its
The little bird dropped upon the flags close to
the building and hoped into corner. The
mother was giving it piece OF her nnnd, Whcn
a gaunt cat stole softly across the street ana
thanked the old bird. She had just time TO dart
through the railing and save herself The lttle
bird was left crnIchiug in the corner awaiting
almost certain death. The cat had not seen H.
although the fedging was not more than futeen
inches from its nose. A turn OF the cat head
and the little fellow would have been gone.
The mother was just equal 30 the emergency
She alighted outside the railing within three
feet OF the cat She huttered her wings and
'peeped" as though in great pain. Sparrows
flew to her from all directions. They seemed 10
take in the situation at a glance. They raised
such bedam that the neighbors rushed to the
windows to see what was going on.
Meanwhile the cat stood like a statue gazing
upon the sparrows just out Of reach. Its yell
ramrod. Suddenly the mother darted through
the railing and alighted az the very tip of the
felines tail. Like a fash the cat turned ana
sprang for the bird. But the bird was located
about three seductive feet ahead. Another
spring, and the bird again came down three feet
away. The cat was thus irveigled to the front
OF the house, the army Of sparrows following
and diverting its attention. while the mother re-
turned and hustled the offspring away, admin
istering a sound drllbbing interpreted with
wholesome advice and warning.
IAN of which," says Uncle Rufus, shows
that there is a tide in the affairs of cats which,
taken at the flood, leads on to a good break
fast; and that bird under the nose is worth
fifty on the sidewalk"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
A Rascal and His Wicked Partner.

Another rascal has been caught rObbing
the government at Washington He has
been in the employment of the government
only about two years, and the bad part of
his nature has been developed during that
time.
Like Harper, the bank wrecker of Cincin-
natl, he seems to have had a wicked partner
who led him into doing wrongful acts.
According to his confession he was an honest
man when he was appointed to a place in
the Treasury Department, and would have
remained honest, if his partner, to whom he
owed money, had not goaded him into the
performance of dishonest acts to get the
money with which to liquidate his debt.
1t is rather remarkable that a man as in
telligent as this clerk is reported to be
should not have seen that the discovery of
his dishonest practices was certain to be
made sooner or later. He secured only about
$4,000, and his career has come to an end.
1t is doubtful if he can avoid spending few
years in the penitentiary.
1t is impossible to keep dishonest men out
of the public service. The wonder is that
there are not more who secure places in it,
The civil service reform system of making
appointments is certain to improve the SER
vice in all respects Indeed, great inn
provement is already noticeable. 1t is APP
parent, however, that those who have the
handling of public money, or are in posi-
ton to rob the Treasury, should be more
closely watched than they are. 1t is graft
flying that the administration makes public
II
eminent employees. Republican admins
trations kept such things quiet whenever
they could The Democrats administration
is not afraid for the people to know all that
is done by their servants.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Hunting Wives and Husbands.

A young man who has spent the last
six summers at some resort, either in the
mountains or by the sea, gives an interest
ing account of his experience. He says that
he had two objects in view One was reCu-
peration, and the other was the selection of a
wife He admits that he was successful in
the first but confesscs failure in the second.
The people who frequent summer resorts,
according TO this young man, are divided
into two classes, One is composed Of per-
sons who have the means to live at ease and
enjoy whatever pleasures may surround
them. The other is composed of persons
who are hunting wives or husbands for them
selves or for their children. The latter is by
far the larger class. Fathers and mothers
work hard all the year in order to make and
save enough to give their daughters the
means to pose as heiresses at the resorts;
while the men who seek wives use whatever
surplus is left from their salaries after pay
ing living expenses during the year. As a
rule these Summer heireSSes,n as they are
called at the resorts, and the impecuniOus
wife-hunters are pittcd against each other
during their first season. They are quite
OlUtil utttiN0fl, DuL IL Uiley tSCdpc
such a fate when first they make the round
of the resorts, they learn to know each
other too well in succeeding seasons to be
caught. The idea is to marry somebody
with money.
Considering how eager is the hunt for rich
wives or rich husbands at the resorts, it is
strange that the hunters meet with so little
success The young man with whose expe
rience we are dealing says that the reason is
that the rich people at the resorts are very
prudent and are quick to detect fortune
hunters This view of the matter suggests
that it would be better for the fortune hunt
ers to stay at home.
People who do not visit the resorts are
perhaps happier than those who do. They
are neither seeking fortunes nor are they
avoiding those who are. In the matter of
marriage it is always better to choose life
partners at home, for there is then much less
danger of making mistake that may cause
lifelong unhappiness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Even Teachers Err Sometimes.
From the Boston Transcript

TTOW tHS DOSCOJL ITuHSCTlDt.
A teacher whose school is not far from the
Hub took the 18th of June as a fit occasion TO
tell the pupils the story of Waterloo. At the
conclusion of the narrative she asked in the faml-
lar school teacher manner:
And now children, do you know what his SOL
diers called the Duke Of Wellington?"
There was silence in the Schoolroom. One boy
seemed to have an insane desire to say that the
Duke didn't care what the soldiers called him so
long as they didn't call him late to dinner, but
suppressed the impulse.
The school teacher then explained 'The
Duke of Wellington's soldiers called him Old
Bluchern
Score one against the school teachers and in
favor of the children.
The second example cited by the Listeners
friend in the narration with variations of the
familiar story of Hannibal and the elephant
Hannibal" said the schoolmaSter, was cross
ing the Alps, when he noticed an elephant push
ing a cannon. The animal was very tired, and
the driver rebuked him, called him lazy The
elephant, as if determined to show that it was
weakness, not unwillingneSs, that made him I'M
able to accomplish his task, gave one gigantic
push against the cannon, which enabled it to
surmount the obstruction which had impeded
its progress. Then, after darling a reproachful
glance at its driver, the elephant dropped dead. ."
Cannons in Hannibal'S time!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
NDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS -Journeyman House Painters.
SPECIAL NOTICES Dividend Skidaway Shell
Road Company: Fine Mules, NJ. J. O'Brien, Ten
nessee Stables: Townsend Not Clam.
AMusENENTs The Fords in Bronson Howard $
Saratoga: Second Annual Picnic of the Be
thesda Union: Texas at Thunderholt on Monday.
For TyREE Is1.AND-Steamer Pope Cathn.
CHEAP Col1-Sx ADvERTIsEHESTs-He Want
ed: Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale;
Boarding; Summer Resorts; Personal; Miscel-
Aneous-
STRAUSS PR1Nr1SG Co.-l39 Bay Street
CLOSING SPRING AND SUMNER SToCK-Crohan
& Dooner.
on The wARrATH-Gray & O'Brien.
UNPARALLELED BARGAINs-A. r. Aitmayer
& Co
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY "A Eek
STEMS.
CLOSING OUT SALE. 2. Germaine.
STRAW HATS ETC.-At LaFars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
The Season for Bleaching.


From the NeIC York Evening Sun.
This Is the season Of the year when society
bloods begin to bleach said a Delmonico
lounger the other evening. Champagne cock
tails, and Burgundy, and dinners settled with
Cognac have produced, in the course of winter
events, the usual crop of sweed veins and YER
million noses. Now the boiling out process is at
hand. A peep into Delmonicos in the crowded
hours of the evening will show change in the
bacchanalian programme. All the prigs in a
certain set have entered into a solemn compact
to abjure strong alcohols for for the hot months,
and lavish their affections, young and old. on
light frivolous decOctionS like the genial Sau-
terne or mild Moselle, or the subdued claTet cob
bier. A suit of clothes or money equivalent is
generally the penalty for violation.
This is quite the proper caper nowadays
among the bloods. By the way, if a fellow in
tends to go into the business of a professional
swell, he must change off his drinks with the
seasons just the same as his clothes.
I'm no anglosmaniac, but those Britishers
have this thing down to a science. The result is
they live longer and have more fun. I know
some fellows that make it rule to give their
insides complete rest on liquor so many days
out of the thirty In each month Got to do it if you
expect to keep up with the procession any length
of time. You can't run the same old variety
show in your stomach all the year round with
out wearing out the machiue"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
A Woman's No.

From the San Francisco Wasp.
She had parcel. small and round,
One lovely afternoon last summer;
! offered. as in duty bound,
TO take il from her.
She thanked me with gracious smile,
AS sweet as rosy lips could make it;
1t was so small twas not worth while
To let me take it,
Again offered as before
OF that slight burden to relieve her:
She'd rather not: pray sayno more"
Twould really grieve her.
ceased to plead; she seemed content;
The thing was small and neatly corded,
And so along our way we went
To where she boarded.
But when upon the stoop she stood,
And ere our last adieus were uttered,
She eyed me in Il roguiSh mood,
And softly muttered,
AS swung the door TO let her through,
And left me there all unresisting:
Il don't think very much of you
For not insisting"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Fifty Carloads of Toothpicks.

The Portland (Me.) Press has the following:
Are you are aware of the extent of the tooth
pick business in Maine?" The questioner was
Mr.. j. G. Bridgman, who represents the Nation
al Toothpick Association. THAT seems TO be
pretty big name for small business,
suppose you think" he continued,
but you will be surprised when l tell
you that our association have contracted for
enough toothpicks to be made in Maine the COM
ing year to load train of fifty cars with moth
ing but toothpickS. We shall take out of Maine
before next June five thousand million tooth
picks. pretty fair sized wood lot, you
see, will be slit up to go into the mouths
and vest pockets of millions of Ameri
cans. Maine furnishes the larger portion of
all the toothpicks used in the country, Our as
ISOLATION controls the trade. 1t is something like
the Standard Oil Trust the Cotton Seed Oil
Trust and the lately formed Rubber Trust. 1t
regulates the price and output of toothpicks as
the big trusts regulate the prices and output of
oil or rubber goods We have not adopted the
name Tooth Pick Trust yet, however. We have
a mill at Belmont, n, Y; Harbor Springs,
Mich, and Fon du lac Wis. Besides these all
our mills are in haine: One at Strong, one at
Harrington, one at Canton and two at DiXfield.
There is small mill at Mechanic Falls, also,
but 1t has not joined our association In Massa-
chusetts also, there is one small mill not in the
association. So you see Maine is the great cen
tire of the industry of toothpick making.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Only Suggested the Death.
Fl,om Ne San E,anciaoo Chronicie.

From the San francisco Chronicle.
Law is very queer thing Sometimes sug-
gestiOn Of Il thing is enough, and other times
even absolute proof is no good. Now when a
man dies while snit lis pending, the attorney
on his side can procure postpOnement by say
ing he's dead. That is how sensible people
would put it, but the law calls it "suggestfng The
death Of the plaintiff or defendant. IN attor-
ney some time ago was making that common
fight against justice by postponement tactics.
He had about got to the end of his tether and
he felt very blue about il, 1t seemed inevitable
that the case must be tried. He was on hand
when the case was called. A bright idea occur
red to him He got up and said MAY it please
the court, suggest the death Of the defendant
and ask an adjournment for two weeks. ="
Granted When the case came upagain there
was a row. The attorney was called up. what
did you mean, sir, " asked the court, "by saying
that the defendant was dead. when be Is here In
court alive and wellg" II did not say be was
dead, may II please your honor. | merely took
the law for it, which provides that counsel may
suggest the death of the defendant. 1 sug-
ppsted IL ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
Meaning of the St. Louis Perplexity.


What, then is the meaning of the perpeXiJy
which comes from St LOUSY In the last anal
ysis it is caused by a few disgruntled Jacobin
politicians who are envious Of Democratic sue
cess. 1t is a gross and indecent exhibition of
partisan dog in the mangerism, of the most CON
temptible spirit of demagogy that has been seen
since the close of the war 1t calls itself patriot
ism, but it uses the national flag a convenient
disguise to hide its real motives as il steals to-
ward the national treasury. 1t cries country,
place, and like the fool Pharisee of old thanks
God that il is not as other men are, not even as
this poor Democrat who is not enough of a
politician to he dishonest. And all the while
under its waistcoat its false heart beats loudly
for chance to get at the perquisites Of power.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The Morning News for the Summer.
Persons leaving the city for the summer
can have the MORNING NEWS forwarded by
the earliest fast mails to any address at the
rate of 25c. a week, 81 for month or 81 so
for three months, cash invariably in adj
vance. The address may be changed as
often as desired In directing change care
should be taken to mention the old as well
as the new address.
Those who desire to have their home paper
promptly delivered TO them while away
should leave their subscriptions at the BUsI-
NESS OFFICE. Special attention will be given
to make this summer service satisfactory and
to forward papers by the most direct and
quickest routes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
She Read His Mind.
From the San Francisco ChronI

from the San Francisco Chronicle
know a lady who never dreams Of indrinp
her husband by his talk That is not to be- relied
upon, but she knows all his moods by what he
does, and how he behaves. Now, the other day
he bought piece of property and she was tell.
ing lady friend
"He bought it without looking at it, don't
you know"
That's not very business like"
You don't know my husband He was oil
right"
How much did he give for ity"
II don't know; but he went up and looked nj
IL and k1oW II was "A bargain."'
II he didn't tell you how do you lSnow?''
III kno,o IL was a bargain for he never s,vora
once all that night"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The New York Star is authority for the
statement that the expenses incurred at
Gettysburg by Mrs. Pickett were betrayed
by the members of the Philadelphia brigade.
1t seems that Pickett's division voted to pay
the expenses, but the members were at once
notified by the brigade that Mrs Pickett
was considered as their guest, and that they
deemed it an honor to act as host TO the
lady whose presence on the battlefield had
added so much TO the pleasure of the reunion.
The members Of the brigade are as gallant
in peace as they were in war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The statement is made that it will be q
long, cold day before DR.. McGlym is again
invited 20 Chicago to air his theories before
the knights of Labor. 1t seems that Dis
trict Assembly "A, before which he lectured
recently, thought a golden harvest would
be reaped. Instead, however, the lecture
cost the assembly $1,000. Some of the men,
bers nro very angry, and denounco the
heavy expenditure as "damnable waste"
of their hard-earned assessments. DR.. Nc
Glynn was evidently trying to abolish his
own poverty while he was in Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

Because Congressman Blount, of the
Sixth Georgia district, favors building n
new White House some of the protectionist
organs are charging him with extravaganza
His long and honorable record in Congress
refutes the silly charge. The truth is, the
protectionist organs do not like Congress
man Blount's well-known low tariff views,
and hence seek to injure him by declaring
that he wishes TO waste the public money.
Subterfuge instead of argument is the stock
in trade of the protcctioniSt orpnns-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

There are great many persons who live
beyond 100 years of age. A week or so ago
Peter Barlow, who took part in the Ameri-
can revolution under Gen. Washington,
died in Demerara. aged 1870 wears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

1t seems to be pretty generally agreed
among the Knights of Labor in Philadel-
phia that General Master Workman Pow
derby will resign some time during the
present year He doesn't like the way some
of his heutenants criticise him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
An Acknowledgment That Will Not be
Made,


Some days ago the Philadelphia North
American, an ably edited Republican jour
nal, said: "Until every influential citizen
of the South acknowledges that the war
against the Union was wrong there can be
no real determination. If this paper is
correct in what it says, there will be no
'real determination" for very long time.
The South is loyal to the Union and is earn
estly and sincerely working for the pro-
motion of the welfare of the whole country,
but she is not going to get on her knees de-
clare that she believes that the lost cause
whas wrong cause and ask forgiveness,
and she feels sure that those whom she
fought in the field will ask nothing of the
sort of her.
The Republican leaders, however, are in
sisting that the South must admit that she
was i'll the wrong and that there cannot
be entire harmony until she does, not because
they hope 20 get such acknowledgment, but
to hold the Northern people in the ranks of
the Republican party. The Shermans, and
Forakels and men of that stripe are insist
ing that sectional issues shall be kept alive
until the South shows signs of repentance be-
cause itisa matter of business with them, but
the great mass of the Northern people are
not insisting upon anything of that kind.
Ii the Republican leaders conduct their
next national campaign upon sectional is
sues, as they now seem inclined to do, their
defeat will be so overwhelming that they
will never want to wave the "bloody shirt
again
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

General Master Workman Powderly adj
vises the Knights of Labor TO boycott men
who speculate in wheat, and declares that
there are greater rogues in Wall street than
in the temple Of old. The General Master
Workman seems disposed TO run the entire
country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The Boston girl, it is said, never allows
herself to be photographed without her
spectacles To do so is not considered
modest, and would cause her to be cut by
her acquaintance It is fortunate that the
Boston variety Of modesty is unknown else
where in the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

A New Jersey man died suddenly the
other day from the effects Of two glasses of
ice-cold lager beer taken ON an empty
stomach. Needing the warning, his neigh
bors have resolved not TO patronize beer
saloons that fail to provide free lunches.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The Thistle is preparing to cross the At
lantic to enter the race for the Americas
cup. She now flies thirteen flags to indi-
cate the pumber Of races she has won. 1t is
hardly probable that she will ever fly a
fourteenth at the expense of American
yachtsmen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The young man whose best girl asks him
to treat her to ice cream now excuses him
self upon the ground that he is afraid of
tyrotoxicon. and the excuse is readily ac-
cepted 1t is sometimes a good thing to
know how to use big words.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The powder supply of the United States is
at low ebb. The guns at the forts no
longer celebrate the rising and the setting of
the sun, and foreign vessels entering United
States harbors are no longer saluted This
state Of affairs is not creditable to the coun-
tY.x-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

1t is stated that last year the people of
Berlin ate 100000 geese. If it were posi-
BILE for them to gobble up human geese as
rapidly the people of Berlin would COM
mand good salaries in all parts of the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

The rooster Matched from one of the eggs
found in the basket Of the unknown muir
Tered girl whose body was found near Rah-
way, n. j., last March, has grown to large
size. It's name is Mystery" The owner
will not take less than $500 for it. A singu-
lar thing about the rooster is that its feath-
ers are perfectly black.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
John Hoev. of Jnmnicn. LL. has cnrn.

John Hoey, of Jamaica, i. l., has earned
an unonviable reputation. A few days ago
Miss Margaret Semars, young lady whom
he had been counting, married z. H. Cas-
sidy, Auditor of tho New York, Wood
haven and Rockaway railroad. Hoey sent
her bill for expenditures-ico cream,
buggy rides, dinners, etc.--during his court
ship OF her. Cassidy promptly sent him
check for 5000 The young ladies of that
town will doubtless boycott Hocy, for a man
so mean spirited deserves punishment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

An Irishman named Barry is coming TO
this country to exhibit his talent in throw
ing hammer. What this country wants
is visitors from abroad who come TO WELD
the hammer in driving nails.